Comb cleaner



March 4 i924. 1,435,735

A. F. STOCKWELL COMB CLEANER INVENTOR.

WJTJ VESS BY 2a. 1a 7 W W2 0 2325 Patented Mar. ii, 1924i.

COMB CLEANER.

Application filed. August 31, 1922. Serial No. 585.41%.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUSTIN FLINT STOCK- wnLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Les Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Comb Cleaner, of which the following is a specification.

An object of this invention is to provide a comb cleaner that will be more durable 0 and will clean combs quicker and easier than comb cleaning devices heretofore known.

Another object is to so construct a comb cleaner that the dirt removed from the comb teeth and adhering to the cleaner may; be

easily and quickly removed therefrom.

Cheapness, easy construction, compactness and attractive appearance are further objects of the invention.

An object of this invention is to provide 50 a superior strand for comb cleaners, and this I have done by taking an angular wire and twisting the same so as to bring the sharp edges of the wire into a spiral form.

I have found that the best results are obtained by using for this purpose a wire which is square in cross section.

I have also discovered that the best results are obtained from arranging the wires to conform to a rounded surface and that 30 by arranging the twisted angular wire on a rounded surface the best results are obtained.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompanyit ing drawing, the subjoined detail description and the appended claims.

The invention may be carried out in various forms.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the t0 invention in some of the forms I at present deem most desirable.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordance with this invention.

M Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on line 112 Figs. 3 and 4.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line :29, Figs. 2 and 4.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the device shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the handle being broken to contract the view.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another form of device constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 6 is an exaggerated fragmental detail perspective View of one of the comb cleaning wires.

Fig. 7 is a fragmental detail view indicating that another way of attaching the comb cleaning wires to the uprights may be employed.

This invention may be constructed in various forms and styles and is formed of a sheet metal stamping 3 comprising a body 1 having uprights 2, 3 at each end of said body, and a handle 4. Comb cleaning means a extending across the space 72 between the uprights are shown as comprising a plurality of fine square wires 5 twisted as shown in the exaggerated Fig. 6, so that the edges 6 form cutting edges which serve to cut and remove gum dirt from the comb teeth as such teeth are passed along the wires or as the wires are passed along across the comb teeth. 75

The wires 5 may be secured to the uprights in any well known way and as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5, may be passed back and forth from upright to upright through the holes 7 or, as shown in Fig. 7, the upright may be provided with a flange 0 to which the wires may be brazed, soldered or acetylene or electrically welded.

In Figs. 1, 2, 3, T have shown a sheet metal body and handle, the handle l being integral 35 with and projecting laterally from the upright 3 but the handle may be a knob or the like secured to the body oi the cleaner as shown in Fig. 5 in any well known way.

The uprights 2, 3 are shown in Figs. 1 and 3, as being arcuate and approximately semi-circular in end elevation and said ends hold the wires in spaced relation to each other and to form a rounded cleaning surface which acts on the comb teeth at difierent heights on such teeth as the comb is moved transversely of the device to clean the teeth not engaged by cleaning wires. If it is preferred the uprights 2, 3 may be rectangular as shown in Fig. 5.; and in any case we the wires of either the semi-circular or rectangular ended device may be either or both fine and coarse.

It is understood that the device may be made in various lengths and widths, and that the size of the wires may be of various or varied dimensions and I do not wish to limit myself to the specific constructions as set forth.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a body having arcuate uprights at each end; square twisted wires extending from upright to upright and being fastened thereto; and a handle for holding said device.

2. A comb cleaner comprising comb cleaning means composed of square twisted wire; and means for holding said wires in spaced relation to each other and to form a roundw ed cleaning surface.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 25th day of August, 1922.

AUSTIN FLINT STOCKWELL.

Witness: 7

JAMES R. TOWNSEND. 

